Apr 291 minOn Leaving Well-Enough AloneIn honor of Harper Lee's birthday we discuss the lost art of leaving well enough alone, walking away on top, and a peaceful retirement.
Apr 51 minFaunsdale, AlabamaA sober discussion about the preservation of small Southern towns in the wake of the tornado that tore through Faunsdale, Alabama.
Mar 241 minYou, RobotDo robots mean a laborless utopia or the world becoming the Terminator franchise? C3PO or R2D2? Or the sex-bot from the Finlandia vodka ads?
Mar 81 minA Shred of a ChanceForgot to shred that cunning and devious plan? Sentiments to an old flame? A promise you had no intention of keeping?
Mar 21 minOn Fantasy VaccinesVaccines! No, not Covid. If you could inoculate yourself against anything, what would it be?
Jan 261 minOn Drinking EtiquetteAny activity that, by design, makes you take leave of your senses needs to have some established, external ground rules.
Jan 211 minOn Booze SnobsA wine snob, a liquor snob and a beer snob walk into a bar... who sends you screaming to the bathroom?
Jan 111 minHem & Fitz: The Thirsty MuseHemingway and Fitzgerald celebrated booze in their work. Was it the muse or the demon that cratered their talent?
Dec 21, 20211 minOn 21st Century BeerBeer has evolved for thousands of years. For American beer drinkers, most of it in the last 30 years.
Dec 7, 20211 minOn Drunk As LordsOn the podcast we discuss the book, it's evolution, Bob Newhart's eyes, essays that shouldn't get published and how drinking got hardwired i
Nov 24, 20211 minOn Holiday DrinksThe holidays are here. Gatherings means food, and that means wine. Maybe something thing stronger, you know how families can be.
Nov 16, 20211 minCreative Mixology #1On the Podcast we discuss the inspiration for new cocktails along with some bloody failures.
Nov 3, 20211 minOn Libation RevelationsWas there a single snort that made you reassess your bar? Sent you down a rabbit hole? Infuriated your spouse?
Oct 19, 20211 minOn Jimmy Bond's CocktailsOn the Podcast: James Bond had a liver too large for one drink.
Oct 5, 20211 minOn Mead!Possibly the first booze, and a favorite of Beowulf... but how does it taste?
Sep 28, 20211 minOn Uncle NearestTwo great bottles - Blue Note Straight Bourbon & Uncle Nearest Tennessee Whiskey. And a great story.